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Chapter 868: Chapter 874: Eradication
Central Domain.
"Are we setting out for the Eastern Domain now?" someone asked in confusion.
"Of course, the journey is long, we must set off in advance, and also adapt to the new environment."
What they call the right place, the right time, and the right people, is just as important for cultivators.
Moreover, there are only about two years left before the contract expires. They would spend several months on the road, plus various preparations before the battle. With this calculation, there was not only a shortage of time, but it was actually extremely tight.
As everyone made up their minds, several ultra-large Spirit Boats slowly ascended, taking tens of thousands of cultivators and a massive amount of resources to the Eastern Domain.
Compared to these mountain-like colossal Spirit Boats, the Cloud Whale Spirit Ship modified by the Li family was less than a third of their size. Each Spirit Boat could easily accommodate over ten thousand cultivators.
To fill them up? At least fifty thousand people!
And this was just the first batch of cultivators supporting the Eastern Domain, with even more cultivators continuing to head east on Spirit Boats.
From this, the strength and foundation of the Central Domain could be seen, casually mobilizing such a vast number of people.
It’s worth noting that this was only for support to the Eastern Domain. It didn’t include those supporting the Southern and Northern Domains, as well as those staying in the Central Domain, guarding against Demon Cultivators and the Devil Race.
Simultaneously, they had several tasks to accomplish. The first was to eliminate the Demon Cultivators lurking between the Eastern and Central Domains!
These Demon Cultivators had been left unchecked to prevent Eastern Region Cultivators from all migrating to the Central Domain, which would not be beneficial to the Central Domain’s development.
The major powers in other domains needed Spirit Veins and territories as their foundation; the Central Domain had long been divvied up, so it was difficult for major powers to relocate there.
Moreover, if they were developing well in their original Sect locations and territories, relocating suddenly would cause significant losses.
But if a power could not relocate entirely, they could send disciples to the Central Domain, and the same went for Loose Cultivators, who had no such requirements.
The existence of these Demon Cultivators was to prevent these cultivators from entering the Central Domain.
But now the situation had changed.
After all, in the great war with the Sea Clan, the cultivators’ side could not easily win. How could the Demon Cultivators stay honest, seeing the cultivators’ strength depleted?
Rather than letting the Demon Cultivators wreak havoc from behind, destroying at will, it was better to deal with them in advance, to eliminate future risks!
Not just the Eastern Domain, but also the Southern and Northern Domains. The Demon Cultivators, who were considered ’fences’, all had no escape.
The second task was to inform the various powers and Loose Cultivators in the Eastern Domain about the impending great war stirred by the Sea Clan, asking them to go to nearby seas to join the battle.
The Central Domain was the holy land of Immortal Tao cultivation, and the cultivation center of the Profound Origin Realm. It had the duty and responsibility to stop the Sea Clan invasion, but it couldn’t just rely on them. It wouldn’t be right if the Eastern Domain didn’t contribute at all, would it?
The Eastern Domain was the home of Eastern Region Cultivators!
If the Sea Clan took down the nearby seas, from then on, the Eastern Domain would be directly threatened by the Sea Clan, without the relatively peaceful cultivation environment of today, constantly in danger of being devoured by the gaping maws of Water Devils.
You must know, for different races like the Sea Clan and Devil Race, cultivators were far more valuable than Spiritual Objects of equivalent level. The Mana gained from devouring a cultivator far exceeded that from consuming a Spiritual Object!
Thus, for the cultivators of the Eastern and Southern Domains, the outcome of this war would have a profound impact on them.
As for the Northern Domain? The tens of thousands of miles of vast and bitterly cold snow plains were enough to stop most of the Water Devils from moving south.
And that was why the support from the Northern Domain was the least.
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As time passed, the group of cultivators arrived at the border between the Central and Eastern Domains. Below was a Demon Sect, and the cultivators who were aware of their mission flew out and quickly extinguished the Sect.
And this was just the beginning!
Within a short span of three months, the Demon Sect powers that had originally occupied the border area were wiped out!
Of course, it was impossible to eliminate all Demon Cultivators; that was not something that could be done overnight. Their current primary goal was to erase major and minor Demon Sect powers.
"What madness has befallen those cultivators from the Central Domain? Why would they suddenly strike against us?"
Amongst the many Demon Cultivators, naturally, some were well-informed and managed to escape beforehand.
This sudden action took the group of Demon Cultivators by surprise, and for a short period, they dare not show their faces.
Once most of the Demon Cultivators were handled, the Spirit Boats’ speed sharply increased.
The cultivators who were to notify various powers in the Eastern Domain would no longer travel with the main fleet, with no need to stop and wait for them.
Thus, within a few months, they traveled from the far west of the Eastern Domain to the Boundless Sea.
In fact, many cultivators were seeing the Boundless Sea for the first time. However, to the cultivators, the nearby seas with thin Spiritual Energy were not worth appreciating.
"According to Fellow Daoist Yu Xue, there seems to be a Divine Transformation family nearby? Why not we pay them a visit and inquire about the recent movements of the Sea Clan?" one of the Divine Transformation cultivators suggested.
As a family based in the Boundless Sea, since Yu Xue had told them about the Sea Clan’s intent, they would surely be vigilant.
After all, this was a matter of life and death for the family.
In truth, this Divine Transformation cultivator learned of the Li family not because of Yu Xue.
It was rather due to the Essence Pills created by Zhirui!
Because of this, Li Zhirui had become almost universally known among the Divine Transformation Cultivators of the major powers in the Central Domain.
Of course, this was limited to some basic information.
After all, Zhirui was far away in the Eastern Domain and unless under special circumstances, it was very likely they would never have the chance to meet.
He mentioned Yu Xue mainly because there were many Divine Transformation Cultivators around who were unaware of the true creator of the Essence Pill.
If they knew, then the major powers would not be able to grasp more benefits.
"That sounds good."
The other Divine Transformation cultivators had no objections.
Being strangers in these lands, since they were aware of the local authority, it only made sense to reach out.
A few Golden Core cultivators were dispatched to search for the Li family’s location nearby.
Their current location was not far from Wanxian Island – just a two-hour search was enough to find it. Otherwise, how easy would it be to find an island in the vast sea?
The main fleet directly sailed to the vicinity of Wanxian Island, and the Li family had already been waiting there for a long time.
Led by Li Mingzi, with Li Chengsheng and other Nascent Soul...
It might seem slightly negligent, but the level of reception was already very high.
It was not reasonable to expect Li Zhirui to be waiting there with Jiang Fengwu, Da Qing, and the others, was it?
But they appeared soon thereafter because, for the upcoming battle, Zhirui and the others had reduced their own cultivation time.
They only maintained daily practices; all other time was dedicated to refining Spiritual Objects.
Even though Da Qing and the other two hadn’t learned any skills before, they too immersed themselves in this.
Given their Cultivation and Realm, they might not be able to refine Fifth-order Spiritual Objects, the success rate of Fourth Order Spiritual Objects might not be high, but crafting Third Order Spiritual Objects was absolutely guaranteed.
"Fellow Daoists, you’ve endured a long journey to get here," Zhirui greeted warmly.
Since they had come from far to provide support, and it was a war that could cost lives, how could he afford to meet them with a cold face?
